Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Matt Lucas* Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

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